DRAFT Inks Deal with Floyd Mayweather – New DFS site recently acquired by Paddy Power Betfair inks a deal with Mayweather before his fight against Conor McGregor, who recently inked a deal with BetSafe. Draft also has influencer deals with Shaquille O’Neal, Richard Sherman, Chad Johnson, following in the footsteps of how Draftkings/Fanduel grew in 2015.

ESL Partners with Mercedes-Benz – Partnership includes the sponsorship of tournaments in various markets and will kick off in October with ESL One in Hamburg, a DOTA2 Tournament with a prize pool of 1m Euro.

Esports: Fad, Game-Changer, or Something in Between? – A new report predicts that esports could generate $1 billion this year. Barron’s explores, saying esports is the latest video game trend to get Wall Street excited, even if the benefits aren’t likely to manifest for some time.

TopBetta Issued ADW License in US – Australian-listed TopBetta has announced that its subsidiaries have been granted ADW licenses by North Dakota, allowing it to offer pari-mutuel betting to the US public within 35 US states.

Could Overwatch Be Bigger Than Premier League Football? Developer Activision Blizzard has announced the first seven team owners for a forthcoming league. It believes – in time – the tournament could prove more lucrative than the UK’s Premier League – football’s highest-earning competition.